This content is machine translated HRD-positive advanced ovarian cancer. PARP inhibitor recommended for first-line maintenance therapy Poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have added valuable options to the therapeutic landscape in advanced ovarian cancer and have already found their way into ASCO and NCCN guidelines [1–3]. With the…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Ovarian tumors Therapy Update For both germ cell and epithelial ovarian tumors, the first line of therapy is surgery and chemotherapy. However, there has been a lot of progress over the last few years,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and osteoporosis Challenges and successes in the therapy of female patients Lack of awareness of gender differences may lead to suboptimal treatment [1]. Prof. Andrea Rubbert-Roth, Dr. Diana Dan and PD Dr. Brigitte Uebelhart spoke at this year’s congress of the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Clarify risk patients densitometrically and treat them in an individualized manner The risk of suffering an osteoporosis-related fracture is significantly increased with certain predisposing factors. This should be increasingly taken into account because, according to the Swiss Association against Osteoporosis (SVGO),…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Advanced breast carcinoma What’s new? With antibody-drug conjugates, checkpoint and CDK4/6 inhibitors, three drug classes were in the spotlight at this year’s European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) congress in advanced breast cancer. This is…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Lynch syndrome From suspicion to proper management Lynch syndrome, also known as HNPCC (hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer), is the most common inherited cause of colorectal cancer worldwide. In addition to preventive surgery, aspirin is also used for…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Fertility and rheumatism Risk pregnancy It has been known for several years that women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have fewer children than they would like to have compared to women…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Management Match sequential long-term treatment to individual fracture risk According to guideline recommendations, individualized long-term measures must be adapted to the personal risk profile and disease activity. The overriding treatment goal is the best possible reduction of future fracture risk. To…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Uterine tumors State of the Art Endometrial carcinoma, uterine sarcomas, cervical carcinoma – uterine tumors are as diverse as the different cells found in the uterus. Accordingly, the management also differs significantly. Careful diagnostics for classification… CME-Test
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Locoregional therapy of the axilla: current recommendations at a glance Axillary dissection plays an important role in the treatment of breast carcinoma. It is able to reduce the rate of local recurrence and allows accurate staging, but is also associated… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pregnancy and multiple sclerosis Family planning with MS therapy need not be a challenge Multiple sclerosis (MS) predominantly affects women between the ages of 20 and 45 at the time of diagnosis – with an increasing incidence [1,2]. As a result, not only is…
